1970-1977: Farmers Home Administration, Assistant County Supervisor - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mendenhall, Mississippi; military and educational leave

Research Interests

My research has focused on the marketing of non-traditional products in niche markets. Specifically, I have focused on the meat goat supply chain and the barriers hampering the expansion of organic vegetables in the South.

An Investigation of the General and Niche Market Demand for Goat Meat and the Sustainability of Goat Production. SARE, 2002 – 2005 ($161,074)

Production Systems to Improve the Efficiency and Profitability of Small and Economically Disadvantaged Livestock Farms (USDA Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems Grant, 2001 – 2005 ($120,522).